# 2025-12512: Ohio's Cleveland Ozone Plan Wins EPA Approval

2025-12512, Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Moderate Attainment Plan Elements for the Cleveland Area for the 2015 Ozone Standard, is a Federal Register rule from Environmental Protection Agency published 2025-07-07 (as of 2026-06-11).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12512
- As of: 2026-06-11
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12512
- Title: Air Plan Approval; Ohio; Moderate Attainment Plan Elements for the Cleveland Area for the 2015 Ozone Standard
- Type: Rule
- Agencies: Environmental Protection Agency
- Citation: 90 FR 29742
- Published: 2025-07-07
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-11

## In one line

Ohio's Cleveland Ozone Plan Wins EPA Approval

## Summary

The EPA is giving a thumbs-up to Ohio’s plan to clean up the air in Cleveland by tackling ozone pollution. This means better car inspections, tracking pollution progress, and stricter rules for new factories. These changes help Cleveland meet air quality goals on time without extra costs, making the air safer to breathe for everyone.

## Abstract

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is approving the following portions of Ohio's State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission for the Cleveland 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS or standard) Moderate nonattainment area: the base year emissions inventory, the reasonable further progress (RFP) demonstration, the motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program, and the nonattainment new source review (NNSR) program. EPA is approving these portions of the state's submission as a SIP revision pursuant to section 110 and part D of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and EPA's regulations. EPA is also finding adequate and approving the 2023 motor vehicle emissions budgets (budgets) associated with the Cleveland Moderate ozone nonattainment RFP demonstration. EPA proposed to approve this action on January 3, 2025, and received no comments.

## Effects PRIA read

- Ohio I/M Program Approved for Cleveland: benefit, medium. The EPA approved Ohio’s motor vehicle inspection and maintenance (I/M) program for the Cleveland Moderate nonattainment area for the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standard. This approval was part of Ohio’s SIP submission that EPA proposed on January 3, 2025 and received no comments.
- Nonattainment New Source Review Approved: cost, medium. The EPA approved Ohio’s nonattainment new source review (NNSR) program for the Cleveland Moderate area for the 2015 ozone standard as part of the State Implementation Plan submission.
- Emissions Inventory and RFP, 2023 Budgets Approved: benefit, low. The EPA approved Ohio’s base year emissions inventory and reasonable further progress (RFP) demonstration for the Cleveland Moderate ozone nonattainment area and found adequate and approved the 2023 motor vehicle emissions budgets associated with that RFP demonstration.

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## Sources
- [2025-12512 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/07/2025-12512/air-plan-approval-ohio-moderate-attainment-plan-elements-for-the-cleveland-area-for-the-2015-ozone)
- [2025-12512 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-07/pdf/2025-12512.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12512 (as of 2026-06-11).